Then, as remembrance of what had led to the upset came to her, she added: "Though I will say 'twas your own fault and nobody else's." Lavinia whirled on her.
"His own fault, was it ?" she repeated, her voice shrill and trembling.
"Thank you very much, marm.

I cal'late 'twas his own fault comin' here, too, wa'n't it?
Nobody led him on, I s'pose.

Nobody put him up to riggin' out in his best bib and tucker and sneakin' here the minute I was out of the house.

No, nobody did! Of COURSE not!" "No, nobody did," said Keziah briskly.

"And you may know what you're hintin' at, but I don't." "Dear me! Ain't we innocent! We've got plenty of money, WE have.
Widowers with property ain't no attraction to US.